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Welcome to Rahara National School!

Enrolment for New School Year 2026 - 2027

Annual Admissions Notice 2026-2027

Please click on the above link for our Annual Admissions Notice for the 2026-2027 school year. We continue to accept enrolments across all class levels.

If your child is scheduled to start school in September 2026 or if you are contemplating changing schools, please come and visit Rahara NS. We have a lot to offer including a Afterschool Club which runs, Monday-Thursday and Morning Club which runs from Monday - Friday.

To give you a flavour of life in Rahara National School, please visit the 'News' section of our website. Scroll down to see all that happens - it is a busy place! If you have any queries or require further details, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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Upcoming Events

Fáilte go Scoil Náisiúnta Rath Aradh.

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Latest News

Our next Whole School Professional Learning Day for the Primary Curriculum Framework will take place in Athlone Education Centre on April 30th .
Senior Pupils will attend a hurling blitz in Ballyforan on Thursday April 16th.
Hurling takes place every Tuesday.
Athletics will continue to take place in the TUS Athlone every Wednesday.
GAA takes place every Thursday.
School closes at 12:00 on Friday March 27th for the Easter Holidays.
Our Easter Egg hunt took place in school on March 27th
Well done to Tomás and Pedro who were the winners of our Reading Awareness month.
Well done to Conor and Tomás who made their First Confession on March 24th in St. John's Church.
Seachtain na Gaeilge: Bhí spórt agus craic againn sa scoil i rith Seachtain na Gaeilge ó 9ú go 18ú Márta 2026.
Engineers Week took Place between 2nd to 6th of March.
World Book Day took place in our school on March 8th.

All grandparents are invited to attend our annual Grandparents Day on Thursday 22nd for a short service, entertainment and light refreshments.
Catholic Schools Week takes place from January 19th - 23rd.
Soccer lessons will take place every Wednesay with coach Bernice, please wear school tracksuit to school every Wednesday.
Smart Moves workshops take place for all pupils on Friday, January 16th.
Bright Eyes Workshop will ake place for all pupils on Wednesday, January 14th.
Gymnastics will take place for four weeks every Friday commencing on Friday January 9th with Liam from School Fitness Ireland.
School closes for the Christmas Holidays at 12:00 on 19th December and re-opens on Monday 5th January 2026.
School closes on Monday December 15th to facilitate staff training for Child Protection.
Huge congratulations to the Naomh Dominic Senior Camogie team, Captained by our very own Ms. Watson, who played against Brídíní Óga in the Junior A All-Ireland Final at the weekend. A brilliant achievement,well done to all involved and we look forward to them bringing the cup home next year.
Well done to Rahara Tidy Towns Committee & all involved who did an amazing job lighting up Rahara as well as the fantastic work that they have done in the community over the past year. We love the new festive lights on the front of our school.
Pupils thoroughly enjoyed our film workshop, Christmas Film Creation, which formed part of the BLAST initiative. Working
in groups, the children created their own scripts, explored different shooting angles and took part in filming and editing their finished films.